It’s hard to imagine that the tight control Bungie has held over the whole production has slipped enough to allow a script out to an Internet site for review, but that’s exactly what Latino Review are claiming through Cinema Blend.
This script rocks man. The script is so damn good and entertaining that I read it more than once. A tour de force. The clowns at the other studios who passed on this are gonna lose their jobs when this movie comes out and opens huge. Whoever at the other studios thought that this script wasn’t up to snuff can kiss my ass. Idiots. You think Peter Jackson is going to get involved with a property if the script royally sucked?! I think not.
Halo is a balls to the wall unapologetic, ruthlessly ultra-violent war movie – and it’s cool as hell, man. How violent is it? It’s the Saving Private Ryan of video game movies. We got headshots, bodies being cut in half by the swords of the Stealth Elite. We see what kind of damage plasma grenades can do and yes we get to see the horror of flood infection vessels – heads snapping back and torsos exploding.
Wow, praise indeed. I think the calls for the Director are a tad over the top though.
This is the sci-fi movie that has James Cameron directing written all over it. That is my pick on who should direct this.
Still, it would be a nice thought. I’m also glad someone else thinks the path so far has been promising. I too thought that retaining control and creating the bible were good ideas for not having the story drift into a poor movie to raise bucks for the studio from DVD sales. Just look at Doom and how Id (the creators) handed that one off…good job there.
Still, despite LR giving this their top rating of 4 out of 4, a script has a long way to go to become a good movie. There are a string of great scripts that have turned into crap movies, or even just poor ones, and there’s a long journey to go yet. I once heard said that a movie is made three times, in the script, on the set, and in the editing room. We’re just through step one here.
Go have a read and come back for some comments. I’m keen to know what everyone else out there thinks of this and how it’s going to turn out.
